This is my night-blooming Cereus at 8:15 pm on Wednesday night.  I knew she was going to bloom about two weeks ago when I saw a tiny flower bud.  Then when that bud got to be this big, I knew it would bloom that night.

 

So I set up my cushions next to her, and waited.  And sure enough, by 9:15 this is how it looked.

 

 

This bloom is about 8 inches across and so beautiful.  I wish I could impart her fragrance onto the screen for you, but you just had to be there.  Since you couldn't be there, I am sharing it with you now.  

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN!!!